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NW Iowa | Judging by the planted population, which at 75mph I estimated to be 12000-15000, the yield goals are not high which is obviously appropriate for the region. But a lot of what I saw way out west was 3' tall, tasseled, no ears, and fired halfway up. I wouldn't say there was "a lot" of corn out there but it steadily increased as we went east.
What I found very interesting was seeing a lot of pretty new-looking and large grain bins from the interstate. But most ingtriuging was the co-op in Kennebec---Some huge investment made there recently in grain and fert facilities. As we pumped fuel I could see at least 50 grain bags spread all over the NW side of town. A little Googling tells me this facility is a unit train loader, which makes the need for that many grain bags during a drought unexpected to me. I realize theres a lot of different grains produced in that area too which may create a need for temporary storage? But with the weather out there this year it would almost have to be old crop??
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It's gonna be hard to tell
